East Baton Rouge Metro was arrested in Baton Rouge after surrendering himself around 7 a.m. Saturday morning.
The h Attorney General’s Office confirmed that Dunn returned from Washington D.C., and has been booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Dunn was indicted in a Baton Rouge court Wednesday on nine total counts, including bribery, theft, money laundering and public contract fraud, following an investigation by AG Liz Murrill’s office.
A $25,000 bond was set for Dunn. He was released around 1 p.m., officials said.
As the grand jury read the charges against Dunn in the courtroom Wednesday, the council member was traveling to Washington D.C. to attend Washington. Mardi Gras.
He is the fifth person indicted on charges related to public contract fraud and alleged misuse of taxpayer funds at the Capital Area Transit Authority.
Prosecutors accuse Dunn of using his authority as a council member to funnel a $50,000 CATS contract to Jarian “Jay” Colar, with whom investigators say he has a close relationship. Colar has also been indicted.
Dunn has not responded to multiple requests for comment related to the investigation and his indictment.
In a warrant for his arrest, agents allege Dunn accepted “kickbacks” and received approximately $45,000 of funds intended for work Colar was contracted to complete.
FBI and AG investigators found little evidence that any of the work laid out in Colar’s contract actually occurred.
Following Wednesday’s indictment, a spokesperson for the AG’s Office said the investigation into fraud and bribery in Baton Rouge government was ongoing, and it expects more indictments to come.
Murrill’s office repeated the same in a statement following Dunn’s Saturday arrest.
